Envision the Rogue Valley

Envision the Rural Rogue Valley

Thanks for joining us for our Envision the Rural Rogue Valley forum too! We appreciate everyone who came to learn about farm & forest land conservation tools and to engage in a lively, informative discussion about which tools we should be using to strengthen our region's rural economy. If you missed it (or were at the forum but would like to give more feedback) but would like to be part of the discussion, please take our online Farmland ConservationSurvey

Thank you for joining us for our Envision the Urban Rogue Valley forum! Thank you to everyone who came to learn about Smart Growth tools and to engage in a lively, informative discussion about how to implement these tools in the Rogue Valley. For those of you who missed it (or were present at the forum but would like to offer more feedback) but would like to be part of the discussion, please take our online Smart Growth Survey Click here to take survey. Your comments will shape our Smart Growth Strategy so it's important that we hear from as much of the community as possible! Thank you for your input.

Imagine economically vibrant urban areas where residents have a range of transportation options, safe, affordable housing choices and abundant green spaces, which are surrounded by robust rural communities where farmland is preserved and farmers make a viable living. . . Through a process called "Envision Oregon"* a few years ago, this is what Oregonians across the state agreed they wanted for Oregon's future.

Thanks to a generous grant from Meyer Memorial Trust, Rogue Advocates has launched "Envision the Rogue Valley" to help make this vision a reality here in the Rogue Valley. Throughout 2011-2012, we will be working with community members, city and county planners, transportation agencies and other local decisionmakers to create and then implement this vision in the Rogue Valley through the use of "Smart Growth" tools. (Read more about "Smart Growth" here).

*Envision Oregon was a process led by 1000 Friends of Oregon and other collaborating organizations. After two years of town-hall style meetings across Oregon, 1000 Friends published "A Blueprint for Oregon's Future," which outlines basic state-wide strategies for smarter land use planning in Oregon, including: 1) preserve farmland, 2) reducing our dependence on the car and 3) improving the livability of our communtiies.